When Christ’s Disciples reach out to the less fortunate with a hand of compassion they are in fact reaching out to Him.

Lectionary 13 A
Matthew 10:40-42
This morning our gospel text concludes the discourse that Jesus gave to His disciples when He commissioned them to continue the ministry that He had begun with the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Two weeks ago the Gospel of Matthew informed us that after
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What part does God play in our becoming Christians? Is it all our decision, or does God influence us somehow?

OPEN: A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said,
"Well, son, it was 1932, the depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel. I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at
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The silver coin, like the Roman denarius, was equivalent to a day’s wage and represented great value to the poorer classes.

THE LOST COIN---(Luke 15:8-10)
INTRODUCTION
Our previous parable introduced the context in which this parable is found
The tax collectors and sinners had drawn near to hear Jesus -Luke15: 1
The Pharisees and scribes were murmuring because Jesus had Received them and ate with them -Luke 15:2
In
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Jesus could have made his point with only one of these stories and yet he told all three that day. Why?

OPEN: The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employees home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s whispered, "Hello?"
The boss asked, "Is your Daddy home?"
"Yes," whispered the small
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This parable is a story that had a happy ending just like the parable of the lost sheep. Both illustrate the indescribable mercy of God for the lost. In this story, the needy soul is compared with a lost coin.

Ice Breaker: Do you like stories with happy endings?
Biblical Reading: Lucas 15:8-10
INTRODUCTION:
This parable is a story that had a happy ending just like the parable of the lost sheep. Both illustrate the indescribable mercy of God for the lost. In this story, the needy soul is
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God is actively searching for lost people, and believers should as well.

Why God Searches for Us?
Luke 15:1-10
INTRODUCTION
A. The game of Hide and Seek.
B. The example of deer hunting in the Low Country and how the dogs pursued the deer (also other sports where dog are used to run animals).
C. The diligent pursuit American and other countries made for Osama bin
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God seeks us sinners in the way a woman looks for a valuable coin she has lost.

1. The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employees home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s whispered, "Hello?"
The boss asked, "Is your Daddy home?"
"Yes," whispered the small
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36. Who is Jesus?
May 15th, 2011
I lost my Coin, and my Sheep
Jesus finished His dinner with the religious people and went on His way. As He traveled crowds of people gathered around Him to hear Him speak and so Jesus starts telling them what it means to follow Him. He says you have to hate
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Matthew 22:15-22
“A Hot Button Issue”
Have you ever been asked a “trick question,” a question which was meant to “trip you up”?
Or how about a question where, no matter how you answer it, you will make someone angry or get yourself into
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Jesus’ answer forms the foundation of understanding the Church’s & the Christian’s role in the world, politics, and government.

Introduction
This is the most famous of the debates because of the brilliance of the answer. Indeed, it is an answer that forms the foundation of understanding the Church’s & the Christian’s role in the world, politics, and government.
Text
13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and
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The Most Valuable Things in the World
Luke 15:1-10
When my son Luke was a toddler, my wife and I took him to the beach in Gulf Shores, AL. We had a wonderful time but finally check out day arrived. I was in the kitchen packing up all of the refrigerator items when I heard my wife cry out,
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